Phi Beta Kappa records, 1927-1976.

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Phi Beta Kappa records, 1927-1976.

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The Phi Beta Kappa records consist of material from the Alpha chapter covering the period 1927-1976. It includes general correspondence, chapter minutes, nomination and acceptance letters, correspondence with National headquarters, and chapter material such as rituals, initiation books, regulations, and by-laws. Of particular interest are the files dealing with the foundation of the Alpha chapter in Lexington and the secretary's files concerning the selection and approval of other chapters. There are also photographs and newspaper clippings. The chapter's photograph album is wrapped separately.

9.21 cu. ft. 32 boxes.

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The University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY is a land grant institution founded in 1865. The University evolved through three stages before becoming the University of Kentucky in 1916: the Agriculture and Mechanical College of Kentucky University, 1865-78, a private, denominational institution in Lexington created by an act of the legislature on February 22, 1865; the Agriculture and Mechanical College of Kentucky, 1878-1908; and State University, Lexington, 1908-1916. A statute in 1916 changed ...

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The University of Kentucky chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest honor society, was founded in 1926. The founding fathers included University President Frank McVey and eleven professors, among whom were Lynn McMullen, James Miner, Wendell Stevenson, Glanville Terrell and Charles Turck. The chapter was an outgrowth of the local honor society Epsilon Beta Phi. An unusual action on the part of Phi Beta Kappa was the acceptance en masse of the members of the local h...